Hiroshima Bomb Flight and First Atomic Explosion
The article recounts the August 6 1945 mission of B-29 Enola Gay with the Little Boy atomic bomb over Hiroshima. It notes the crew’s preparations from Tinian Iwo Jima and Patched timing, the bomb’s specifications, and the first ever atomic explosion captured by Sgt George R Caron.
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Hiroshima
Enola Gay
America
U.S
Japan
Col
Paul W. Tibbets
Tibbets
Tinian Island
Iwo Jima
Ota River
George R. Caron
Winchester Memorial Hospital Wins Approval for Expansion
The Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission approved a certificate of need for Winchester Memorial Hospital to expand at a cost of 8.09 million dollars funded by Hill Burton Facilities Construction Loan. The project adds space for the emergency room x ray pathology medical records data processing surgical ICU and related areas to meet rising patient needs. In 1974 the hospital logged 41 568 ER patients and 18 419 in patient admissions generating 126 615 days of care and prompting added visitor and staff parking requirements.
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Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hill-Burton Facilities
Parking Solution Sought for Hospital District
The hospital district faces a major parking need as the hospital plans to rezone land on the south side of W Clifford Street for hospital use. The planning commission narrowly backs the move and awaits City Council action and hearings in July and August to finalize zoning and parking space provisions.
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Hospital Administration
Winchester Planning Commission
Hospital
W. Clifford St
Planning Commission
Carl Napps
W. Clifford
Napps
Things Nixon Never Did
A satirical column lists six actions Nixon did not take, contrasting items supposedly linked to Kennedy and Johnson eras. It argues readers prefer memories of Nixon’s absence of these acts and questions the narrative of political villainy.
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Washington
Nixon
Kennedy Brothers
C.I.A
Fidel Castro
Congressional Committee
Kennedy
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
Sherman Adams
I.R.S
Lyndon Johnson
Spiro Agnew
F.B.I
Robert Kennedy
L.B.J
New York Times
Mississippi Freedom Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ben Bradlee
John F. Kennedy
Addison
Week of June events and upcoming hearings listed
A rundown of television appearances on June 15 16 and 17 for Rabin Rockefeller and Goldwater, plus group meetings in Seattle and various hearings and political notes. Highlights include US Spain talks, Hatch Act changes, Watergate anniversary, and a World Conference on International Women’s Year in Mexico City.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Cbs-Tv
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nbc-Tv
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Abc-Tv
American Association of University Women
Seattle
Italy
Christian Democrats
Walter Scheel
West Germany
Ford
Washington, D.C
United States
Children and
Senate Labor and Public Wefare Committee
House Select Subcommittee
Spain
U.S
Southeast Asia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Denver
United Nations
Mexico City
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
British Gallup Poll Maintains Accuracy Before Referendum
The British Gallup Poll kept its record of accuracy in its final survey before the June 5 nationwide referendum on remaining in the European Common Market. The poll deviated by only half a point from absolute accuracy and its turnout estimate was off by only half a point, according to a tabular comparison.
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Gallup
Mood Shift in Europe Softens View of United States
James Reston notes Western European leaders show a calmer stance toward the United States amid Vietnam and Watergate fade, with Ford impressing Giscard d Estaing and Kissinger viewed as a puzzle. France urges independent analysis while seeking practical policy over personalities in NATO and global economic issues.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
Watergate
Nixon
Washington
Ford
Giscard d’Estaing
Henry Kissinger
Quai Dorsay
Jobert
James Callahan
Kissinger
Henry
Jean Sauvagn
France
Sauvagnargues
Trudeau
Canada
NATO
Brussels
U.S.S.R
Middle East
Virginia Apple Commission appoints Glaize to term
The Chamber of Commerce reported more applicants than summer jobs for students in its job program. Philip B. Glaize is named to a two year term on the Virginia State Apple Commission representing the Northern Virginia District.
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Chamber of Commerce
Philip B. Glaize
Virginia State
Apple Commission
Northern
Virginia
Clarke County high school class graduates in first Berryville Boyce union
Albert Nicodemus is among 39 Clarke County High School seniors at the 1950 graduation marking the first joint ceremony of Berryville and Boyce high schools. In Loudoun County deeds radioman Arthur Godfrey acquires five tracts of land surrounding Leesburg airport.
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Albert Nicodemus
Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce
Loudoun County
Arthur Godfrey
Leesburg
Letter of support for Sheriff Anderson from Frederick County deputies
A group of Frederick County Sheriff's Department employees express backing for Sheriff Lacy H. Anderson amid a resignation letter alleging intolerable working conditions. They praise his leadership, willingness to listen, and department growth, urging the public to trust his governance and police performance.
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the Star
Frederick Courty
Sheriff’s Department
Carroll K. Mauck
Sheriff's Department
Frederick County
Sheriff Anderson
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